I'm horrible at remembering the little things. The number of times I driven 100yrds down the road only to turn around and go back to get the one thing I left behind. Many times it's sitting in a noticeable spot where I placed it so I wouldn't forget in when I left. I have thousands upon thousands of photographs in my computer, on back up hard drives and stored and archived on DVDs. Some are just stumps and post or leaves on the ground. Others are vast landscapes, people in a crowd or an object I found interesting. I can remember the precise location where most are taken and could return to the exact spot with little effort even if there are no identifiable markers. I also listen to music a lot especially on the way to a shoot. It kind of gets the creative juices flowing for me and gets my mind thinking about different ways to capture a scene. There are certain shots I have taken that hold a special place in my portfolio not only because I like the shot but because I can return to the exact thoughts I was thinking while taking the shot. Listening to a love song by Antsy McClain, a ballad from Tommy Emmanuel or Tim O'Brien may have me thinking certain thoughts and that emotion is captured for me in the photograph and every time I see it, I am instantly taken back to that very moment in time. The sensuality of a landscape. The loneliness of a fallen leaf. The humor in animal behavior. Underneath the photo the memory of the moment is captured also. A Doyle Lawson song says it best. There's More Behind the Picture than the Wall! Here are a few shots that hold special meaning for me because of the memory or thoughts behind them more than the artistic value of the shot alone. 
